Ryzen 5 6600U vs i3-6100TE

Aggregate performance score

Core i3-6100TE
2015
2 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
2.06
Ryzen 5 6600U
2022
6 cores / 12 threads, 15 Watt
10.81
+425%

Ryzen 5 6600U outperforms Core i3-6100TE by a whopping 425% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i3-6100TE and Ryzen 5 6600U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1921741
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.32no data
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i3AMD Rembrandt (Zen 3+)
Power efficiency5.3765.71
Architecture codenameSkylake (2015−2016)Rembrandt-U (Zen 3+) (2022)
Release date12 October 2015 (9 years ago)January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$117no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i3-6100TE and Ryzen 5 6600U basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores2 (Dual-core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads412
Base clock speedno data2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed2.7 GHz4.5 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier27no data
L1 cache128 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache512 KB512K (per core)
L3 cache4 MB16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm6 nm
Die size98.57 mm2208 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data95 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-6100TE and Ryzen 5 6600U compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketLGA-1151FP7
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-6100TE and Ryzen 5 6600U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-6100TE and Ryzen 5 6600U are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-6100TE and Ryzen 5 6600U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3L-1600DDR5
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth34.134 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel HD Graphics 530AMD Radeon 660M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-6100TE and Ryzen 5 6600U.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes1620

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

i3-6100TE 2.06
Ryzen 5 6600U 10.81
+425%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

i3-6100TE 3152
Ryzen 5 6600U 16545
+425%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

i3-6100TE 943
Ryzen 5 6600U 1652
+75.2%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

i3-6100TE 1917
Ryzen 5 6600U 6485
+238%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.06 10.81
Integrated graphics card 2.59 16.29
Physical cores 2 6
Threads 4 12
Chip lithography 14 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 5 6600U has a 424.8% higher aggregate performance score, 529% faster integrated GPU, 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads, a 133.3% more advanced lithography process, and 133.3% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 6600U is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i3-6100TE in performance tests.


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